An unusual theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-38

  Osmólska, Halszka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Dinosauria; Habits; Relationships; Tetanurae; Theropoda

Indexed keywords

BAGARAATAN OSTROMI; CRETACEOUS; DINOSAUR; NEMEGT FORMATION; NEW GENUS; THEROPOD;

MONGOLIA, NEMEGT;

EID: 0029772091     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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